Project Prepare

What is a disaster?

A disaster is any event that would cause the Regional Center to close due to safety concerns for its staff and visitors.This can include:

a major earthquake,

flooding,

severeweather conditions,

hazardousmaterial spill,

bombthreat,

riots or

fire.

Regional Center Contact Information

In the event of a disaster, if the main telephone number to the regional center is outoforder, please call 1.800.657.3239 to receive instructions on how to communicate with staff at the regional center.

Disaster Preparedness Training

The regional center conducts voluntary training seminars on disasterpreparedness for clients, families, and service providers each year.Through the Center’s Project Prepare, clients and independent living program staff receive disaster training specific to people with disabilities.

Disaster kits are also distributed to clients at each training or through their independent living staff.For more information about training or disaster kits, contact your service coordinator or check the training page for upcoming training.

Preparing for a Disaster

Here are some considerations when planning for a disaster:

Add special items like:

necessary medication,

extra wheelchair batteries,

a pay as you go fully charged cell phone,

food and water for service animals or

other special equipment

Things you might need to add to your standard disaster supplies.

Keep a copy of important documents and a list of the serial and modelnumbers of medial equipment or assistive devices in a water and fireproof container.

Ask your local community firedepartment, utilitycompany and emergencymanagementoffice about special assistance that may be available to you in an emergency.

Arrange for a neighbor or support person to check on you in a disaster.

Consider getting a medicalalertsystem that will allow you to call for help in an emergency.

Join the Network of Care and obtain a free emergency card to assist you in communicating your needs in the event you are unable to during an emergency. See more information below or click Network of Care to join and request your card.

We recognize that some clients living independently in the community or families with a child dependant on specialized medical equipment may need emergency back-up equipment or additional supplies of necessary medication. Please communicate with your service coordinator if you need help to prepare and secure needed items.

Network of Care Emergency Card

When a crisis hits, it isn’t always possible to communicate your needs. For this reason, the Network of Care provides all users with a resource to create their own emergency cards.

The emergency card is a hard plastic card the size of a credit card that fits in your wallet or purse. It gives criticalinformation to emergencymedicalpersonnel in situations when you may not be able to speak for yourself. The emergency card can:

communicate the presence of a pre-existing condition,

a life-threatening drugallergy, or

your wish that someone be contacted about your care prior to treatment.

The emergency card is free, and it is available to all users in the “My Folder” section of the Network of Care. This card can be printed at home, or at no additional cost, a plastic version can be mailed to you. You can make as many cards as you want at the Network of Care, simply by creating one free account for yourself.

Links to Additional Disaster Planning Resources

For more resources on disaster planning for people with disabilities:

211 LA County
Organizations that provide response and recovery assistance in the event of a disaster.Phone: 211Web site:www.211lacounty.org

ENLA
ENLA (Emergency Network Los Angeles) is the Los Angeles County VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters). It is a coalition of nonprofit organizations, along with government and private-sector partners, with some disaster function.Web site: http://enla.org/newsandinfo/

L.A. County Department of Public Social Services
County-provided emergency social services, including CalWORKS, food stamp, Medi-Cal and general relief programs.Phone: 866.613.3777Web site:www.ladpss.org

Quick Links

50th Anniversary Edition of the History of the Regional Centers in California

Strengthening the Commitment... Reinvesting in the System: A Journey of Community Partnership

The history chronicles more than five decades of the regional centers' journey - of learning from experience, gaining new knowledge, taking steps forward, and constantly facing new challenges. Print copies are available at the Koch-Young Resource Center but you can also download a PDF from the link below.

Lanterman’s Instagram Account

Follow along on Instagram in 2016 as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the regional center system through photos.

We’ll document the successes and struggles in establishing a statewide system comprised of 21 regional centers, and highlight milestones, achievements and challenges faced during the five decade long journey from 1966 to 2016.

Find Lanterman’s Instagram Account
If you have an Instagram account, search for us @frankdlantermanrc and follow our page from your phone app.

New 2016 Parking Rates

When visiting Lanterman, please note the new parking rates that will be effective January 1, 2016 in the building's parking structure. The new rate is $2 for every 15 minutes with a maximum rate of $16 for all day parking. The $5 early bird special when you arrive before 10 a.m. will still be honored. Also, just a reminder that we do not validate for visitor parking.

Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center is a private, non-profit corporation that operates under contract with Californiaâ€™s Department of Developmental Services.

The Center serves over 7,000 children and adults with developmental disabilities, who have or are at risk for a developmental delay or disability, and who are at high-risk of parenting an infant with a disability.

Tis’ the Season of Sharing

Lanterman’s annual Holidays are for Sharing campaign raises funds for the Help Fund, which provides support for clients and families to partake in holiday festivities and for year-round emergency funding for those members of our community in need.